Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Summary of Notices Served.
Dwellings. | Factories, . Workplaces, &c. | Food. | Catering. | Tota's. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 482 | 86 | 9 | 114 | 691 |
Food & Drags Act, 1938 | — | — | 25 | 191 | 216 |
Factories Act, 1937 | — | 67 | — | — | 67 |
London County Council (Drainage) By-laws, 1934 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
London County Council (Watercloset) By-laws, 1930 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Shops Act, 1934 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
London County Council Houses let in Lodgings By-laws, 1938 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
501 | 172 | 40 | 314 | 1,027 | |
Total Notices served under the above Acts | 1,027 | ||||
Statutory Notices | 77 |
Dwelling Houses.
Primary. | Re-inspection. | |
---|---|---|
Complaint | 1,560 | 794 |
House to house | 426 | 360 |
Routine | 294 | 251 |
Infectious disease | 379 | 72 |
Underground rooms | 294 | 707 |
Other parts | 12 | 5 |
Housing applications | 489 | 387 |
Building licences and permits | 121 | 211 |
Drainage—voluntary | 454 | 1,779 |
Drainage under notice | — | 87 |
Sanitary defects—voluntary | — | 53 |
Sanitary defects under notice | 10 | 2,858 |
Aged and infirm | 93 | 241 |
Common Lodging Houses | 14 | 41 |
Other reasons | 519 | 1,088 |
4,665 | 8,934 | |
Included in the above totals— | ||
Requisitioned properties | 94 | 98 |
Houses let in lodgings | 720 | 3,469 |